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Graduate Program

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Public Policy Courses

Below is a list of Ph.D courses for Public Policy (minor only field) and the most recent syllabi. A full list of political science courses, with descriptions, can be found in University Bulletin Graduate Programs.
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CODE TITLE REQ INSTRUCTOR SYLL
PSC 303 Approaches to Public Policy Analysis Req Stoker  
PSC 329 Politics and Public Policy Req
PSC 212 Urban Policy Problems Opt Wolman  
PSC 213 Judicial Politics Opt Wahlbeck  
PSC 217 Executive Branch Politics Opt
PSC 218 Legislative Politics Opt Deering  
PSC 218 Legislative Politics Opt Binder  
PSC 220 Public Opinion and Political Psychology Opt Sides  
PSC 226 Politics and Organizations Opt Finnemore  
PSC 242 Politics and Practice of International Institutions Opt
PSC 246 The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Opt Lacey  
PSC 247 U.S. Foreign Policy Traditions Opt Nau  
PSC 248 Politics of U.S. National Security Policy Opt
PSC 272 Foreign Policy of China Opt Shambaugh  
PSC 288 Comparative Social Policy Opt
PSC 354 Advanced Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making Opt Goldgeier  
IAff 246 U.S. Space Policy Opt
IAff 248 Issues in U.S. Space Policy Opt
IAff 252 Environmental Policy Opt
IAff 253 Science, Technology and National Security Policy Opt
IAff 258 Special Topics in International Science and Techonology Policy Opt